John Armstrong (footballer, born 1987)

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John Armstrong
Personal information
Full name John William Armstrong
Date of birth (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Edinburgh United
Youth career
2003–2007 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 19 (1)
2008–2009 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 31 (5)
2009–2015 Cowdenbeath 172 (8)
2015– Edinburgh United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2016

John William Armstrong (born 25 June 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Edinburgh United.

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Career

Armstrong was selected for the Lothian Schools XI in 2002 while a pupil at Beeslack High School (Penicuik), along with other Hearts youngsters Jason Thomson, David Gray and Andrew Driver. [1] He joined Hearts from their youth system and tasted his first involvement of senior action when he was named as an unused substitute in their Scottish Premier League match against Dunfermline Athletic on 2 January 2007. He made his debut as a substitute at the same venue on 3 February 2007, as Dunfermline beat Hearts 1–0 in the Scottish Cup. [2]

He joined Cowdenbeath on a season-long loan in July 2007, [3] and was again loaned to Cowdenbeath in the 2008–09 season. [4] On 13 October 2009 the defender left Hearts to return to Cowdenbeath, signing a two-year deal with the side. [5] After six years with the club, Cowdenbeath agreed to terminate Armstrong's contract in November 2015 to enable him to pursue other career opportunities. [6] Shortly after leaving Cowdenbeath, Armstrong signed for Scottish Junior side Edinburgh United.

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References

  1. ↑ Driver steers Select to Scottish Cup win, The Scotsman, 25 May 2002
  2. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (3 February 2007). "Dunfermline Ath 1-0 Hearts". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Hughes yet to agree terms with Hearts, The Scotsman , 10 July 2007.
  4. ↑ "Cowdenbeath take SPL duo on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Armstrong signs on at Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. BBC.
  6. ↑ "John Armstrong". cowdenbeathfc.com. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.


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